There is no reason or excuse for this to have happend. Live animal crates are marked as "Live Animals" clearly. Someone had to offload those babies and there is paperwork and supervisors as well. Someone should have caught this before the deadly end. They cannot replace those lives or the suffering. No matter what the airlines says or what excuses they make - there is absolutely no reason this should have happened. We can't change what has already happened to those babies, but we can complain loudly, albeit politely, to the airline and to USDA. If anyone has the email, phone, address to file a complaint, please post it. Also it is very important to notify USDA. Please, this is something we can do to help the little ones. We can't bring them back to life but we can help their deaths contribute to the betterment for all the little ones. Hugs to all. tle Troy Lynn Eckart Ferret Family Services http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~sprite/ffs.html http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Haven/5481/ Please sign up to support our charity http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=46&mid=58395 [Posted in FML issue 3309]